Chasseneuil-du-Poitou

Chasseneuil-du-Poitou
Chasseneuil-du-Poitou
Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Chasseneuil-du-Poitou
Administration
Country	France
Region	Poitou-Charentes
Department	Vienne
Arrondissement	Poitiers
Canton	Poitiers 7
Intercommunality	Poitiers
Mayor	Claude Eidelstein (2008–2014)
Statistics
Land area1	17.61 km2 (6.80 sq mi)
Population2	4,548  (2006)
- Density	258 /km2 (670 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	86062/ 86360
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 46°39′07″N 0°22′23″E / 46.6519444444°N 0.373055555556°E / 46.6519444444; 0.373055555556

Chasseneuil-du-Poitou is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.

It lies 7 km north of the centre of Poitiers. Its inhabitants are called the Chasseneuillais.

Chasseneuil-du-Poitou is the home of the Parc du Futuroscope, and the Technopole du Futuroscope, making up part of the École nationale supérieure de mécanique et d'aérotechnique de Poitiers (English: Poitiers' National superior school of mechanics and aeronautics).^[1]

Former French Prime Minister, now Senator Jean-Pierre Raffarin served as assistant to the Mayor between 1995 and 2001^[2]

Economy

The economy has largely depended on tourism since the construction 20 years ago of the Futuroscope park, although in addition to this, it is the home of part of the Futuroscope Technopole, which holds 200 high tech businesses, and helps educate 2,000 students.^[3] The American company SAFT have a factory in the town, which furnishes a large part of the European battery market.^[4]

Because of the presence of the park and technopole, a new TGV station, "Gare du Futuroscope", was built in 2000. It is served by up to 40 trains per day.^[5]

History

The town, then simply the villa Cassinogilum, was a royal residence of first the Merovingian, and then Carolingian dynasties in France.^[6] Louis the Pious, later King of Aquitaine and King of the Franks was born in the villa on 16 April 778, when his mother, Hildegard of Vinzgouw was staying in the villa whilst his father Charlemagne was on campaign in Spain.

Administration

The town has a 27 member town council, led by Mayor Claude Eidelstein, and his seven assistant Mayors. The town is part of Vienne's 1st constituency, and is represented in the National Assembly by Alain Claeys (PS).

Demographics

Historical population of Chasseneuil-du-Poitou

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
1869	2144	2332	2888	3002	3845	4548

Places and monuments

• Futuroscope Park

Gallery

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  Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, centre

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  La mairie

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  Le Clain

See also

• Communes of the Vienne department

References

• INSEE

1. ^ "La Technopole du Futuroscope [The Technopole of Futuroscope]". http://www.ville-chasseneuil-du-poitou.fr/Technopole.asp. Retrieved 28 July 2009. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "La biographie de Jean-Pierre Raffarin [The biography of Jean-Pierre Raffarin]" (in French). Government of France. http://www.archives.premier-ministre.gouv.fr/villepin/acteurs/premier_ministre/histoire_chefs_gouvernement_28/jean_pierre_raffarin_295/index.html. 
3. ^ "Futuroscope Information L'Enterprise [Futuroscope information businesses]". http://www.futuroscope.com/informations/entreprise.php. Retrieved 28 July 2009. 
4. ^ Jean Combes, Gilles Bernard (2001) (in French), Histoire du Poitou et des pays charentais: Deux-Sèvres, Vienne, Charente, Charente-Maritime, Editions de Borée, p. 548 
5. ^ "Le Futuroscope soigne son image [Futuroscope takes care of its image]" (in French). http://www.tourisme-vienne.info/parc-du-futuroscope.html. 
6. ^ Charles Auguste Auber (1887), Histoire générale, civile, religieuse et littéraire du Poitou, L.P. Gouraud 

External links

• Town website
• Chasseneuil-du-Poitou entry on the site of the National Geographical Institute